Photos: Rare glimpses of Vancouver’s past

Les Bazso, Vancouver Sun09.20.2012

A close-up of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Gastown that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.

Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A view of the downtown peninsula from the south side of False Creek that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

An early Vancouver photo being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

An early Vancouver photo being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair his Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square. This is supposed to be of the East End.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A close-up of Leland House in the 500-block Granville that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

The inside front page of an 1885 British Columbia directory being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A collection of early British Columbia historical items being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square. At top left is an 1859 pamphlet about gold mining.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

Eric Waschke shows off a 1798 map of the west coast of North America that is depicted in Captain George Vancouver’s A Voyage of Discovery. Waschke is one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

The three volume A Voyage of Discovery by Captain George Vancouver, along with the atlas that came with the set. It was produced in 1798.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

The inside of an 1885 British Columbia directory being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square. This page is opened to Granville, Vancouver’s name before the city was incorporated in 1886.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A view of downtown Vancouver from Burrard Inlet that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

An engraving of the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait that is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A close-up of a proposed opera house that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. The building was never constructed. The insert is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

Eric Waschke holds a copy of Captain George Vancouver’s A Voyage of Discovery from 1798, which he has up for sale for $52,500 US. Waschke is one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

One side of a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A view of Burrard Inlet and the north shore that was featured in a double-sided promotional insert in the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Ore. on Aug. 7, 1888. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

The ornate cover of an 1885 British Columbia directory being sold by Eric Waschke, one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

Eric Waschke with an 1889 Bird’s Eye View map of Victoria, which he will be selling at the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

A rare artist’s proof of Gabriola Island that was done for a book by Spanish explorer Alejandro Malaspina that was never produced. It is being sold by Eric Waschke, who is one of 22 dealers who will be participating in the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday and Sunday at Robson Square.Les Bazso
/ Vancouver Sun

Photos: Rare glimpses of Vancouver’s past

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